Compassionate Home Health LPN - Patient Care & Education

Jobtome; Cliffside Park (NJ); On-site; USD 8,900 - 10,000; Full time

Job summary

MJHS Home Care is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to perform revisits for patients recovering at home, under the direction of a Coordinator of Care RN, providing assessments, medication management, and patient/family education. You will document visits electronically within 24-48 hours, observe and report health status, and administer prescribed medications per plan of care.

A NY State LPN license and 1 year Med/Surg experience are required; a valid driver license and car for

Qualifications

• Under the direction of an RN, observe, measure, and report clinical data related to a patient’s health status.
• Accurately collect, communicate and document signs or symptoms indicating changes in health status.
• Reconcile and administer prescribed medications according to the physician’s plan of care.
• Perform nursing treatments (e.g., urinary catheterization, sterile dressing changes, tracheal suctioning) as indicated.
• NY State LPN License required.
• Minimum of one year Med/Surg experience in hospital or long-term care facility required.
• Valid driver license and car required for Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens regions.
• Good computer skills required.

Responsibilities

• Under RN direction, accurately observes, measures, records and reports clinical data related to a patient’s health status.
• Accurately collect, communicate and document any sign(s) or symptom(s) outside of established parameters indicating a decline in health status.
• Under RN direction, accurately reconcile and administer prescribed medications according to the plan of care.
• Under RN direction, perform nursing treatments (eg. urinary catheterization, sterile dressing change, tracheal suctioning) as indicated in the plan of care.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Medication management

Documentation

Observation and reporting

Nursing decision making

Patient education

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) License

Job description

MJHS Home Care is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to perform revisits for patients recovering at home, under the direction of a Coordinator of Care RN, providing assessments, medication management, and patient/family education. You will document visits electronically within 24-48 hours, observe and report health status, and administer prescribed medications per plan of care.

A NY State LPN license and 1 year Med/Surg experience are required; a valid driver license and car for